Hello!
What a great thread (so pleased to hear about your baby, MummyAbroad!) - have read through it all now.
I don't know if there is anyone still around? I suspect I might have Asherman's but I wouldn't want to bet my life on it.
Risk factors - my gynae-related parts have certainly been through it!
2 x ERPC for late first trimester losses
Infection following one of the ERPCs
Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy
.. which revealed mild endo which was lasered off (5 years ago now)
Retained placenta after DC1 which got infected two weeks later (no ERPC) - also midwife had to tug on it to release it post birth
Incompetent cervix, and a transvaginal stitch with DC2 which caused heavy scar tissue as I couldn't dilate after it was removed
Two c-sections
Transabdominal Cerclage (TAC) fitted at 13 weeks with DC3 via open abdominal surgery - it's permanent and still there.
Symptoms -
Failure to conceive (cycle 8 now, charting etc etc - am also almost 37) when pre DC3 I conceived within 1 or 2 months for the other five conceptions I had. I know it's early days but this is sooo different to my previous conception experiences that I am sure something is wrong.
Periods seem lighter than they were pre-DC - two days of red flow then tails off rapidly to red brown spotting for another 3-4 days.
Lots of brown spotting pre period, up to 2-3 days worth.
Lots and lots of cramps post ovulation, often quite painful at times. Ovulation pain as well, which I never used to get. Both of these are a lot worse than they used to be.
The reason I think it may not be is because I'm still getting my period.. but I've also read that it is possible to still get your period, albeit unusual.
Given we are very, very blessed to have three DC already I don't think the NHS is going to be very sympathetic even if we always had our heart set on four. I've been getting eyerolls from the GPs I've seen so far - I don't blame them really as at times I do feel greedy but I also feel very desperately that somebody is missing from our family and it's eating me up. My want for our final baby is no less than the want I had for our second.
I have private health insurance through Cigna thanks to DH's work. Like most, they won't cover infertility-related matters. How likely is it they would be convinced by the argument over painful cramps pre-period and my history of endo in order for me to perhaps see Dr. Lower to find out if Asherman's (or indeed anything else) is behind my issues?
All thoughts welcome! 